I love how crowded the Shady Things Alley is. Wish I'd thought of it.
Ah, so now we have colour it's definitely Colin asking after Mana. I'm a little surprised he's in base form with all those ne'er-do-wells around.
I wonder if Dark Alleyways come fixed with statues of the goddess of thieves
Also at some point it looks like Col just lives with being a Shapeshifter. Wonder what pushes him towards it...?